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Old 12-22-2008, 08:40 PM   #26
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Rad fan hooked up, tach hooked up, fixed a leak in the power steering, coolant system mostly complete (no heater core in right now. brrr.), all lights hooked back up.





I've got an appointment at a shop on Monday to get the new intercooler piping made, then it's time to tune!
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Old 12-23-2008, 12:55 AM   #27
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Looks like it's gonna be a fun car to drive. What turbo are you running at the moment? Think it can handle anti-lag?
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Old 12-23-2008, 01:03 AM   #28
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That's one hell of a shop you have there friend....

But I like with where this seems to be going...
I will keep stopping by to check on your progress...
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Old 12-23-2008, 03:34 AM   #29
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where's the widebody?
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Old 12-23-2008, 03:50 AM   #30
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where's the widebody?
In imagination land until it gets into the shop in february
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Old 12-23-2008, 03:53 AM   #31
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Looks like it's gonna be a fun car to drive. What turbo are you running at the moment? Think it can handle anti-lag?
TD06H-20G... Probably could handle antilag for a while, but I dont really think it has that much benefit to be worth the cost.

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That's one hell of a shop you have there friend....
Yea, and to make it worse it's not even mine. Getting booted out. Hopefully I'll be able to use it from time to time still.
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Old 01-18-2009, 10:32 PM   #32
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Updates on first post!
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Old 01-19-2009, 01:14 AM   #33
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rediculous. i thought i had some wide wheels. its kinda funny because i test fit my 18x9.5 +38 On Jockey_girls GC and it didnt stick out nearly that much.
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Old 01-19-2009, 01:35 AM   #34
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Keep in mind I've also got GD suspension under there, so that increases my track by almost an inch on each side. The wheels are also +25, so that's another half an inch. 1 inch + .5 in + .5 in wider wheels = 2 inches total extra.
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Old 01-19-2009, 01:55 AM   #35
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Wow, the 6 speed looks ridiculously huge next to the 5 speed
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Old 01-19-2009, 02:30 AM   #36
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yessir. i have a pic like that in my swap thread
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Old 01-19-2009, 11:50 PM   #37
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Old 01-20-2009, 08:45 PM   #38
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Ordered some ARP extended lugs today, damn those things aren't cheap.
Necessary tho :/
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Old 01-21-2009, 10:22 PM   #39
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No new pics but the suspension swap is done, still have to set everything to spec but I'm not going to do that until I've got the tires on the wheels so I can align it.

Almost entirely a bolt-on affair, pretty stoked about that. Surprised more people don't do this... My wheelbase just increased from 57.4 inches to 58.9. An inch and a half is a pretty considerable gain! Not to mention the added stiffness of the aluminum control arms and lateral links over the cheesy RS steel pieces.

Tomorrow I'm going to finish stripping out the diff and hook up the e-brake cables, then start tearing into the motor to get the shiny new rods in there. I want everything ready to drop in when the car gets back from the body shop.
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Old 01-22-2009, 02:47 AM   #40
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When will this be on the road?
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Old 01-22-2009, 09:17 AM   #41
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Mid march is the plan
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Old 01-24-2009, 07:09 PM   #42
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Tires get here monday or tuesday, so I can get those mounted and do a quick alignment.

First page updated.
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Old 01-25-2009, 01:13 AM   #43
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Yeck, I need to learn how to weld better.



I'm running the 05 STI crossmember and steering rack, which has different splines than the stock RS, so I had to chop both knuckles in half and swap ends. Using two extremely long steel bars I couldn't break the welds, so hopefully they'll hold. I'm going to pull it off after a few weeks and inspect it for any cracks.
Yikes, I'd be scared driving
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Old 01-25-2009, 01:29 AM   #44
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haha well I ground a fairly large V-grove between the two halves >< like that, then ran my welder at high amperage with a low wire speed and filled in the gap. It's ugly, but I think it'll hold.
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Old 01-25-2009, 12:12 PM   #45
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haha well I ground a fairly large V-grove between the two halves >< like that, then ran my welder at high amperage with a low wire speed and filled in the gap. It's ugly, but I think it'll hold.
that's one piece you don't want to be messing around with Steve..
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Old 01-25-2009, 06:11 PM   #46
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Think I should grind it out and run another bead through it just to be sure?
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Old 01-25-2009, 08:01 PM   #47
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I'd say so...
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Old 01-26-2009, 01:37 AM   #48
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Yeck, I need to learn how to weld better.


I'm running the 05 STI crossmember and steering rack, which has different splines than the stock RS, so I had to chop both knuckles in half and swap ends. Using two extremely long steel bars I couldn't break the welds, so hopefully they'll hold. I'm going to pull it off after a few weeks and inspect it for any cracks.

You 'hope'?! Oh man. DON'T learn to weld on your steering shaft. Get this PROFESSIONALLY done!!

It's your steering....... and i could be coming the other way....
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Old 01-26-2009, 01:38 AM   #49
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****ing LOAD it with weld. make sure you dont spray water on it either.... let it cool down on its own. you really dont want to harden that piece of metal. haha imagine if it broke..... youd be ****ed.
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Old 01-26-2009, 01:44 AM   #50
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lol ok you guys have convinced me.

I'll grind it back down and take it to a shop.
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